ENTRY DESCRIPTION
“A man who works with his hands is a worker;
a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman;
but a man who works with his hands, his brain and his heart is an artist. "

St. Francis of Assisi


Bartolo Verona's workshop was established in the heart of Catania in the mid-nineties. The company subsequently expanded, specializing in the construction of metal carpentry structures for civil and industrial construction. In this photographic project of mine, I tell of a typical complex and tiring day of work, whose rhythms are not frantic but characterized by a strong symbiosis between man and his work.
The workshop opens from the early hours of the morning, you have the feeling of being in a chaotic environment, full of dust and with a lot of noise.
In this context, the know-how and creation of man, slowness, manual skill̀ and fatigue highlight a world in the process of disappearing, which contrasts with the speed and alienation of modern crafts to which we are now accustomed.

AUTHOR
Dario Lo Presti is a freelance photographer based in Catania, Sicily. He works experimenting in different fields of photography, from interior photography in collaboration with an architect, to portraiture, from nature and landscape hiking photography, to personal reportage projects, still life and events. See more of Dario's work at www.dariolopresti.net

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